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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Get/Set Project Custom Colors</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If more than one person is working on a project, each person might want to use specific colors for elements within the project. The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Settings | Colors | Set Project Custom Colors</span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Get Project Custom Colors</span><span class="f_BodyText"> options enable you to </span><span class="f_BodyText">set </span><span class="f_BodyText">specific colors and subsequently </span><span class="f_BodyText">get</span><span class="f_BodyText"> the colors in a different session, without having to remember RGB values.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Set a Project Custom Color</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Follow the steps below to set your project's custom colors:</span></p>
<ol style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 48px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select an element to be colored.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Element | Appearance | Default Appearance...</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Default Appearance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="configuredefaultappearance.png" width="525" height="210" border="0" alt="ConfigureDefaultAppearance"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Deselect the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Use Default Color </span><span class="f_NumberedList">checkbox to enable the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Select</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Select</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Color</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="configuredefaultappearance-colorpicker2.png" width="214" height="296" border="0" alt="ConfigureDefaultAppearance-ColorPicker2"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Define Custom Colors &raquo; </span><span class="f_NumberedList">button.</span></li>
<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">Create the color in the color mixer panel on the right of the dialog.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="createcustomcolor.png" width="441" height="296" border="0" alt="CreateCustomColor"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=7><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Add to Custom Colors</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to add the color to the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Custom colors</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> blocks on the left hand side of the dialog.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="coloradded.png" width="80" height="68" border="0" alt="ColorAdded"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=8><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to close the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Color</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog, then click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to close the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Default Appearance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog.</span></li>
<li value=9><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Settings | Colors | Set Project Custom Colors</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option to save the custom color you have created.</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Get a Project Custom Color</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To get your project's custom colors, follow the steps below.</span></p>
<ol style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 48px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Settings | Colors | Get Project Custom Colors</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. This applies any saved custom colors to this project.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on an element to be colored and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Element | Appearance | Default Appearance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Default Appearance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Deselect the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Use Default Color</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> checkbox to enable the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Select</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Select</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to view the applied custom colors. They appear as circled below:</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="showcustomcolors.png" width="216" height="298" border="0" alt="ShowCustomColors"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the required color and click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> to close the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Color</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog, then click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button to close the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Appearance</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog.</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> The element changes to the required color.</span></li>
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